哥伦布、匹兹堡及各地消息

浦瑛開講:改造社區人人有責

   在美國各個族裔各個社團都會在夏季組織這樣的活動，聯絡鄰里之間的社交和友情。本次活動主辦者之一是一位陽光的女靑年Judith Cockrell，她曾經和李敏儒一起去武漢敎英文。她是一位有目標有理想的人。
   這位有夢想的年輕人吿訴我：她的爸爸媽媽住在這個城市已經40年，她對這個城市很有感情，因爲這個城市治安和條件都不那么好，她要改變，第一從敎育開始，她帶着團隊做了計劃，現在市政府包括州政府都十分重視改造社區環境。
   每一個人生活在社區里，鄰里之間的互動，相互理解，目的是提供給人安全感。這次活動有許多參展機構，有警察局，學校和保險公司等等，他們提供免費咨詢服務，有利民衆的學習和生活。
   她在做一件非常有意義的事情。
   Anyone who comes out to the second Northland Unity Festival on Saturday should come away with a sense of the neighborhood's diversity thanks in part to a host of local venders, music and dance acts, and food trucks, organizers say.
   The free event is a partnership between the community development nonprofit Elevate Northland, Columbus Recreation and Parks and the Columbus Department of Neighborhoods. It will take place Saturday from 3-7 p.m. at the North YMCA, 1640 Sandalwood Place.
   Elevate Northland director Judith Cockrell said the festival is a way for people to know about the various resources and people that make up the Northland neighborhood, which is known for its growing Somali and Bhutanese Nepali populations.
   "We really want to make it easy and fun and encourage people to come out," she said. "It's a free event. They just have to show up."